Extension products let you add more capabilities to ArcGIS for Desktop. These specialized tools allow you to perform extended tasks such as raster geoprocessing, three-dimensional analysis, and map publishing.
Read more about ArcGIS for Desktop extensions [PDF].
| Analysis | Key Benefits |
|---|---|
| Note: Unless noted, extensions can be used with ArcGIS for Desktop Basic, Standard, and Advanced. *Requires ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced **Requires ArcGIS for Desktop Standard or Advanced |
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| ArcGIS 3D Analyst | Analyze your data in a realistic perspective. |
| ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst | Use advanced statistical tools to investigate your data. |
| ArcGIS Network Analyst | Perform sophisticated routing, closest facility, and service area analysis. |
| ArcGIS Schematics | Represent and understand your networks to shorten decision cycles. |
| ArcGIS Spatial Analyst | Derive answers from your data using advanced spatial analysis. |
| ArcGIS Tracking Analyst | Reveal and analyze time-based patterns and trends in your data. |
| Business Analyst Online Reports Add-In | Directly access demographic reports and data from Business Analyst Online (BAO) for trade areas and sites created in the desktop. |
| Productivity | Key Benefits |
| ArcGIS Data Interoperability | Eliminate barriers to data use and distribution. |
| ArcGIS Data Reviewer | Automate, simplify, and improve data quality control management. |
| ArcGIS Publisher | Freely share your maps and data with a wide range of users. |
| ArcGIS Workflow Manager** | Better manage GIS tasks and resources. |
| ArcScan for ArcGIS (included with ArcGIS for Desktop Standard and Advanced) |
Increase efficiency and speed up raster-to-vector data conversion time. |
| Maplex for ArcGIS (included with ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced) |
Create maps that communicate more clearly with automatically positioned text and labels. |
| Solution Based | Key Benefits |
| ArcGIS Defense Solutions (includes ArcGIS Military Analyst, Grid Manager, and MOLE) |
Create workflows, processes, and symbology to support defense and intelligence planning. |
| Esri Aeronautical Solution* | Use the full power of GIS to efficiently manage aeronautical information. |
| Esri Defense Mapping* | Efficiently manage defense specification-compliant products. |
| Esri Nautical Solution* | A GIS-based platform for nautical data and chart production. |
| Esri Production Mapping** | Standardize and optimize your GIS production. |
These free add-ons provide special tools for specific tasks. You can download them directly to your desktop and begin using them right away.
| No-Cost Add-ons | Key Benefits |
|---|---|
| ArcGIS Editor for OpenStreetMap (download) |
Contribute to the OpenStreetMap project by adding, editing, and deleting data within the familiar ArcGIS 10 editing environment. |
| ArcSketch (download) |
Quickly create features in ArcGIS with easy-to-use sketch tools. |
| Districting for ArcGIS (download) |
Create defined groupings of geographic data, such as census tracts, ZIP Codes, and precincts, by creating a districting plan. |
| Esri S-57 Viewer (download) |
Visualize S-57 data in compliance with S-52 standards and specifications for chart content and display aspects. |
| Free Geoportal Add-ons (download) |
Catalog geospatial resources within an enterprise and provide quick access to those resources regardless of location or type. |
| OLAP for ArcGIS (download) |
Create, view, use, and manage connections to OLAP databases in ArcGIS for Desktop. |
| U.S. National Grid Tools for ArcGIS (download) |
Support disaster relief and search and rescue with a coordinate system that can be standardized across agencies. |
| WMC Client (download) |
Open Web Map Context (WMC) files directly in ArcMap. |
